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Accession_Number 84.5.7
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Block XXX of South Frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. This is completely reconstructed as the original was removed when the building was used as a church.
Inscriptions
Condition Good condition. Has been repaired, with the adhesive viable on the back and traces on the front.
Technique/Style
Provenance Donated to university library in the 1950s by Mr A H Howard of Wokingham. Transferred to the museum in March 1984.
Period modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist John Henning after Phidias
Attribution
Image
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Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. 21.8 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Jayne, Matthew
Date_edited 07/10/2025
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